Category Archives: Local News
Coldwater's Hostetler qualifies as National Merit Scholarship semifinalist
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater High School senior has qualified as a semifinalist in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Tate Hostetler is one of only about 16,000 semifinalists across th...
Sep 29, 2020 Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UC teen arraigned on five charges following May property damage incidents
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Union City teenager was arraigned in Branch County District Court on Monday after being charged in connection with a series of property damage incidents on May 10. Following a...
Sep 29, 2020 Patrick Feller / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: CBPU calls Household Hazardous Waste collection a success
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Officials for the City of Coldwater say last Saturday's Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the Branch County Fairgrounds was a success and they were floored by the turnout....
Sep 29, 2020
MSP looking for suspicious van in St. Joseph County
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers are looking for a suspicious vehicle that was spotted in the 15000 block of Flowerfield Road north of Three Rivers. It was reported that two te...
Sep 29, 2020
Divided Council votes to have recreational pot in US 12/I-69 area only
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's an issue that has divided the Coldwater community and has also split the Coldwater City Council. After another lengthy discussion which featured opinions on both sides of t...
Sep 28, 2020 Paige Filler / CC
UC Schools look to fill vacant board seat
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Union City Community School District is accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on the Union City School Board. Whoever is selected will serve out the term of Sam Korn...
Sep 28, 2020
Jonaitis enters guilty plea to receiving and concealing stolen item charge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Branch County man entered a guilty plea to a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property between $1,000 and $20,000 as part of a plea agreement filed on Monday in Branc...
Sep 28, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
Burr's name added to Tibbits Opera House lobby mural
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The name of long time Tibbits Summer Theater Artistic Director Charles Burr was added to the Alfred Parke mural in the lobby of the historic Opera House on Monday. Part of Burr'...
Sep 28, 2020
Petition calling for downtown pot vote by citizens submitted to City
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A petition demanding that Coldwater citizens be given the chance to vote on whether or not retail recreational marijuana businesses should be allowed to operate in downtown Cold...
Sep 28, 2020 Jonathan Rolande / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: Three share UC Chamber Citizen of the Year Award
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - There were three winners announced on Saturday night as the 2020 Union City Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the year. Congratulations go out to Renita Wallen, Sandy Silsby and ...
Sep 28, 2020
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